The alleged siphoning of 21 Billion shillings meant for Dam constructions in the Rift Valley has given the Deputy President an opportunity to defend government track record.
Deputy President William Ruto has said the government’s development record cannot be erased through propaganda.
He said the Jubilee administration has a solid plan for the country that would transform the lives of Kenyans.
Dr Ruto cautioned Kenyans against a smear campaign run by people seeking to taint Jubilee’s track-record and stain President Uhuru Kenyatta’s legacy.
“We built the Standard Guage Railway, we have built roads, we have connected thousands of households and businesses to power, and we will build dams because we are a responsible government focused on delivering on our promises,” the DP said.
Ruto spoke on Saturday during the launch of the 2019 National Lenten campaign in Nyeri. Opposition leaders Kalonzo Musyoka and Musalia Mudavadi were present.
The DP said construction of dams in various parts of the country will continue “because it is in tandem with the Big Four agenda”.
He said it was unfortunate that some leaders are politicising development projects in the name of the fight against corruption.
Appreciating that public resources must be prudently used, Ruto said corruption must be fought on the basis of facts and through the courts as opposed to the use of the media.
“What is unacceptable to us is the use of propaganda with the aim of politicising and profiling government projects so that development partners can run away,” he said.
Ruto said the fight against corruption will not be relaxed since the government had mobilised resources to enable the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission to fight the vice.